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Drawn from the Figge collection, National Academicians: Works on Paper features the work of current and past members of the National Academy of Design. The exhibition includes groundbreaking artists Romare Bearden, Hale Woodruff, Mauricio Lasansky, Robert Rauschenberg, and others, and explores creative connections in American art. The exhibition highlights artist-led initiatives, artistic influences, as well as educational and working relationships that impacted the trajectory of art in America. Featured artworks span nearly a century and represent a variety of styles, subjects, and techniques. National Academicians: Works on Paper coincides with the major exhibition For America: 200 Years of Paintings from the National Academy of Design, and will offer visitors further insight into American art and the Figge collection.